Complete the conversation with was,wasn’t, were or weren’t.

A: Where ___________ you last night? I phoned you but you ______________ at home.
B: I __________ out with friends. We _________ at the White Café.
A: ____________ Janet there?
B: No, she _____________. Why?
A: Oh, I just wondered.
B: She _________ out with Nigel. They __________ at the night club, I think.
A: No, they ____________.
B: How do you know?
A: Because I ___________ there!
 Make these sentences NEGATIVE. DIDN’T +
infinitive verb
Emily wore her best jeans. She didn’t wear....
The children had a party last week. …………………………………………………………………………………
Paul bought a present in that shop. ………………………………………………………………………………..
Spike thought the film was good. ………………………………………………………………………………..
Larry made the coffee this morning. ………………………………………………………………………………..
We saw “Lord of the Rings” at the cinema. ………………………………………………………………….
The students understood the maths exercises. ……………………………………………………………..
I wrote this letter for you yesterday. …………………………………………………………………
My friend Lucy took some funny pictures at the party…………………………………………………
They met in the corner of King’s Road and Oak Street. ………………………………………………

Make questions (use the appropriate question word) so that the

underlined part becomes the answer.
C
1-The boy did his homework in the afternoon.
B A

A)When__________________________________________?
B)What__________________________________________?
C)What__________________________________________?

B
2-They had lunch in a restaurant on Saturday night.
A C D

A)___________________________________________________________?
B)___________________________________________________________?
C)___________________________________________________________?
D)___________________________________________________________?

C
3-David taught English in Oxford between 1990 and 1996.
A B D
A)______________________________________________________?
B)___________________________________________________________?
C)___________________________________________________________?
D)___________________________________________________________?
D
4-They built a lot new of buildings in that city last year.
A B C
A)___________________________________________________________?
B)___________________________________________________________?
C)___________________________________________________________?
D)___________________________________________________________?
Write questions and answers. Choose a verb
How many verbs can you
find?
from the box.
SEE GIVE MAKE GO KNOW MEET

1-Q: What / he/ …………../ you / for your birthday?.

A: He ………………………………………………me an I-pod.

2-Q: Where / they/ …………………………..?

A: They ………………………… at a party in Paris.

3-Q: She /……………../ to the swimming pool yesterday?

A: No, she ……………. She ……………….. to the tennis court.

4-Q: you/ …………./ anyone at the party?

Write them here:
A: Yes, I …………….. . I …………………….two or three people.

5-Q: Who/ …………/ at the match?

A: I ………………………..Carol and her brothers.

6-Q: What kind of cake / she/ ………../ for Peter’s birthday?

A: She………………………… a chocolate cake.

 a)Read the text and fill in the gaps with the past tense of these verbs.

Maria Callas ……..……….born in New York in 1923 and she ………..… to

Athens when she …….………. 13. She………..………. her career in 1941, when she
…………….. Tosca at the Greek Lyrical Theatre. In 1949 she ……….…….... to
Italy where she ……………….. at La Scala Opera. She
also …………..…… at Covent Garden in London and the Metropolitan Opera in
New York. She ……..……famous for the colour of her voice and her acting
talent. She also …………….. Medea in a film by Pasolini.
She ………….. lived in Paris for many years and she …..……………. there in 1977.
b)Now complete these questions about the text above.
1. Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ?
In New York.
5. Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?
2. When . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . ?
At La Scala, Covent Garden and the
When she was 13.
Metropolitan Opera.
3. Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ?
6. Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
At the Greek Lyrical Theatre.
In Paris.
4. When . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
7. When . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
In 1949.
In 1977.
5. Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?
At La Scala, Covent Garden and the
Metropolitan Opera.
6. Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
In Paris.
7. When . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
In 1977.